Will Rex Tillerson be the next to resign? Secretary of State is in queue

The wave of resigning in Trump government does not seem to be easing after Reince Priebus, the latest victim, who held the position of the White House Chief of Staff for around six months.

Around a week ago, Sean Spicer, the press Secretary, also resigned in protest against the appointment on Anthony Scaramucci as the new Communications Director of the White House.

The weird policies and absurd decisions of President Donald Trump seems not only striking for the public and media, but also for his own staff in the cabinet. In a recent speculation, the Secretary od State Rex Tillerson is reported to be pondering resigning from Trump cabinet. Sources close to Tillerson confirmed the news saying the man is frustrated with Trump administration and his uncompromising policies.

Published for the first time in CNN , reports indicate that Tillerson has been troubled by Trump’s recent interview with New York Times in which he slammed Jeff Sessions, the Attorney General. Trump described Sessions “unfair” over the Russian interference probe in rescuing him from the predicament.

The discrepancies between Trump and Tillerson is not unprecedented during the 7-month cooperation between the two. The controversies over the US withdrawal from Paris Climate Accord rose up while the Secretary of State believed the country must remain committed to it. Tillerson clearly acknowledged his support for the accord in the senate.

Besides, commitment to Article Five of NATO was a point that Tillerson expected the president to stress in his speech at the new NATO headquarters to assure the NATO leaders about it. Evading from talking about it in his speech sort of shocked Rex Tillerson. The disputes among Arab countries and imposing blockade against Qatar was condemned by Tillerson calling them for a re-cooperation and solving the issues. This is while Trump, in a weird and unprofessional attitude, appreciated the Arab countries against Qatar and accused the country of funding terrorism.

The influence of Jared Kushner, Trump’s son-in-law, and his role in foreign affairs has gone so far as to infuriate the Secretary of State. Tillerson was described “exhausted” of Kushner’s unprofessional interference in international affairs and meddling in Department of States’ affairs. Regarding Kushner, the source also said:

He can’t get any of his appointments approved and is running around the world cleaning up after a president whose primary foreign policy adviser is a 36-year-old amateur.

Besides all these, Tillerson is not even free to choose staff for his team in the Department of State. Elliott Abrams was rejected to be Tillerson’s second in command for being allegedly critical of Trump in the past.

While Tillerson said he will not be going anywhere in an interview, evidences show that the rise of dissensions between the two is reaching its culmination. Analysts believe that Tillerson will not be powerful enough to end the year in Trump administration.